New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-01
where love is than stalled OK garniched with a
letter Of regret which is loaded.

the members OF that respectable body will listen
to the New-York visitors who spend their time
and their money at Bar Harbor every summer,
they will permit the new company to go forward
and give plenty OF good water As Maine, by her
prohibitOry law shortens the supply OF other
drinSables for her visitors she is certainly under
n peculiar obligation to give them all the water
they want. It will be pretty hard, particularly
upon tie winebibbers who apt to form con-
siderable element In the population Of any such
summer resort as Bar Harbor, if the Maine LeSis-
lature, after cutting of their accustomed bey-
erages. shall only permit them to have evef
water as it is doled out to them by a native
Of Maine named Rodick. For lack Of an adequate
water supply one Of the cottagers says that the
householders Mt BAR liarbor every year pay in
extra insurance an amount which would be fair
interest en- the cost of good waerworls
The suggestion that the investigation in Brook
lyn was to be partisan affair is Thrown out OF
court when it is known that two out Of the three
counsel engaged Democrats. No official who
is innocent Of wrongdoing need have any fear Of
the issue.
The official letter paper now in use by the post
master of Almond in the brave county of Allcgany.
is Just the loveliest thing Of the SOFT that have
seen in a long time To the left at the head Of
Hendricks set of by protecting flags. Underneath
the portraits Is the artlcss inscription, "Oub
Benefactors" To the right the extent OF the bene-
faction which orr benefactors have conferred il
disclosed by another inscription reading, az. H.
Dixson. T. NJ. f. W. DiXson. Asst. j. b. Diyson.
Asst "Our benefactorsr-we should say So IL
win doubtless strike Hill that it will be useless
for him to try to get the Almond delegates away
from Cleveland
The Brooklyn Investigating Committee has done
well in reducing the number OF counsel to three
With six LEGAL advisers it would have been over
burdened
Controller Iocw has big task before him in
uDdert aling to reform the Civil District Courts
Illegal charges, as shown by the investigation he
is now making. have been the rule rather than the
exception. II he succeeds in stopping them he
win perform q good work for the poor people,
who for the most part directly concerned in
the litigation in these courts. But why is ID
not somebody's business 10 prosecute the offenders
Exposing wrong in the city government has little
effect unless the fear OF punishment is held up be-
fore the eyes OF the offenders 1t Is certainly the
business Of the District Attorney 10 take up this
matter.
"The Pittsburg Chronicle discourses on tho
art Of hardening copper. The best authority in
the country on the art Of hardening brass is At
torncy General Garland. II the brass in his face
was not considerably harder than adamant long
before this lie would have respected public senti-
ment by leaving tie Office he has disgraccd.
Tho Index to THE TRIBUNE files for 1880
has been compiled with the same painstaIng care
as in former years. 1t is volume of about 100
doublc-column races. with n summary Of tho
political history Of the year printed as preface.
This annual is Of the most useful works OF
reference published in the interest Of American
Journalism and IL ought to have large and in
crcasny circulation. Practically 1t is an index
to the files Of every Journal in the country, since
il records all events Of current interest that are
chronicled by the daily press. copy OF The
Index should be purchased for every public
library and commercial exchange. and lawyers.
politicians publishers and professional men gen
ally VIII do well To provide themselves with it.
Tho price II The Index is fifty cents sent
postpaid to any address
Il is whispered about that Boss Mclaughlin
STAYED away from the Brooklyn dinner because he
and his friends "are Cleveland men and OF course
would not attend II Hin demonstration In the
light OF this Governor Hill hardly feel san
gune OF securing the Kings County delegation IN
1883. Plainly Mr. Hin must WOO the Brooklyn
Boss more tendcrly.
Authority hAs been given by tho House OF Rep
rcsentaties for the construction Of sN new vesse
and a torpcdo-bo4t. II the Senate passes the ap-
lsopriation till with the Aier providing for new
ships sanction VIII have been given for the con
struction OF twenty-five vessels for tho Cnitoi
States Navy. The Dolphin. Atlanta, Boston and
Chicago were the first four vessels designed, two
OF which have been completed. During the ses-
sions Of 1898 and 1886 authority was given for
the building OF three more cruisers. two gunboats.
two lar-e nrrnored ironclads one torpcdobOat
and one pneumatic dynamtegun ship and for the
COM lction Of five doubleturrcted monitors. To
these eighteen vessels viii now be added with the
consent Of the Senate. four gn-boats. two cruisers
and one torpcdo-boat, making twenty five in all.
These vessels Will not cost all told as much as
500 600 600 ENGLAND during the last sixteen years
has expended sl50,000,O0O on new ships Of war.
Franco ss9.000.o00 and Italy S2s,OOU,OOO.
| Tho Assembly has passed bill TO spend no.
600 on one arrnory in Brooklyn. and bill ap-
propriating ESQ, 900 for another arTnory in that
CITY is on its way through the Senate. The State
builds the arm0ries in other cities. There does
not seem to lie much fairness in asking NewYorls
city TO pay onehalf the cost OF arrnories III
brooklyn and in other cities and to pay the entire
cost OF its own armories. And yet ms tn city
rays about onc-holf the State taxes that is pro-
cscy the elect OF this legislation. Ncw-l DIRK
city erccts and cares for It's arnorics. Why
should not Brooklyn do the same2
PERSONAL
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